Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

more catholic than the pope

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: more -catholic than the pope
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Adhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.

adj

Adhering more stringently to any norm more strictly than is required by the arbiters of the norm.

Example Sentences

"The recently liberated European states east of the Oder-Neisse line, seeking not only entry into NATO but membership in the Union club as well, had to be more circumspect, more “European” so to speak, more Catholic than the pope"
"It has been asserted that Blair, far from seeking to slow Bush's rush to war, urged him to be tough, in an attempt to be 'more Catholic than the Pope'."
"Strict disciples of history as a science may scorn the intuitive process, but that attitude comes from being more Catholic than the Pope."

Phrases

holier-than-thou outpope the Pope

Frequently Paired Words

holier-than-thou outpope the Pope

Questions

What does more catholic than the pope mean?: Adhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.

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